Creative Living With Sheryl Borden #6611

27 minutes

>> "CREATIVE LIVING," UTILIZING
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY WITH THE BEST
OF THE PAST TO BRING YOU
INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND UP-TO-DATE
INFORMATION FOR CREATIVE
LIFESTYLES IN TODAY'S ACTIVE
WORLD WITH YOUR HOST SHERYL
BORDEN.
>> I'M SO GLAD YOU JOINED ME
TODAY FOR "CREATIVE LIVING."
WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO COOK
DRIED BEANS, SHOW HOW TO MAKE
BOUTIQUE TEA TOWELS, AND
DEMONSTRATE MAKING AN EASY BUT
FABULOUS FRAME. ONE OF MY GUESTS
IS JEANE WHARTON, AND SHE'S WITH
THE U.S. DRIED BEAN COUNCIL IN
JACKSON, WYOMING. AND JEANE'S
GOING TO TALK ABOUT
HOW NUTRITIOUS AND
DELICIOUS BEANS ARE. THEY'RE
NOT ONLY VERSATILE, BUT A GOOD
PROTEIN SUBSTITUTE IN CERTAIN
DIETS SUCH AS GLUTEN FREE.
ANOTHER GUEST IS LAURA BRAY, AND
SHE'S A DESIGNER, AND SHE'S
GOING TO SHOW HOW TO MAKE NO-SEW
BOUTIQUE TEA TOWELS USING
AN ADHESIVE FOR THE APPLIQUE
TECHNIQUE. THESE CAN BE MADE AT
A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THOSE
THAT YOU FIND IN A BOUTIQUE
STORE. LAURA REPRESENTS
ILOVETOCREATE.COM, AND SHE
LIVES IN ALISO VIEJO,
CALIFORNIA. WE'LL BEGIN THE SHOW
TODAY WITH SHANNON BIELKE, A
DESIGNER AND CRAFTER FROM
PAYSON, ARIZONA, AND SHANNON
WILL SHOW HOW TO MAKE FABULOUS
FRAMES USING SCRAPBOOKING PAPER
AND LOTS OF EMBELLISHMENTS. HER
COMPANY IS SHA & CO. SHANNON,
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU
HERE AND I FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE
DOING IN YOUR "SPARE TIME."
AND AS A MIXED MEDIA ARTIST, YOU
REALLY DO MAKE USE OF EVERY
LITTLE BIT AND PIECE THAT YOU
HAVE ON HAND, DON'T YOU?
>> I DO. MAYBE I'M CHEAP OR A
SPENDTHRIFT, BUT I FIND MY
FAVORITE THINGS, AND I CAN'T GET
RID OF THEM, AND SO I USE THEM
EVENTUALLY FOR SOMETHING, AND
PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF ME BECAUSE I
HAVE A BIG STASH WITH LOTS OF
DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I ALWAYS
END UP USING THEM.
>> WELL, AND WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THOSE LITTLE, CHEAP FRAMES
THAT YOU CAN FIND EITHER AT A
FLEA MARKET OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, OR EVEN GO PAY THE FULL
PRICE OF A DOLLAR AT ONE OF THE
DOLLAR STORES, AND TO FRAME
SOMETHING, IN THIS CASE YOUR
DAUGHTER AND--
>> MY NEW GRANDBABY.
>> GRANNYBABY, BUT THIS WAS JUST
A LITTLE CHEAP FRAME THAT YOU
STARTED WITH.
>> RIGHT. THAT WAS AN
INEXPENSIVE FRAME, AND WHAT I
FOUND WAS WHEN I TAKE MY
FAVORITE PICTURES, I LIKE TO
MAKE THEM MORE THAN JUST FRAMES,
SO I LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIALIZED
FRAME THAT ENDS UP MAKING
PERSONALLY, I THINK, MY PICTURE
A PIECE OF ARTWORK.
>> WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS.
>> THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
AND HER LITTLE BABY GIRL, FIONA
MAY, AND I TOOK THE INEXPENSIVE
FRAME. YOU TAKE A PIECE OF
PAPER. YOU TURN IT OVER. AND
IT'S EASIER TO USE THE LIGHTER
WEIGHT PAPER.
>> OH, RIGHT. SOME OF IT'S MORE
OF A CARD STOCK.
>> RIGHT. AND YOU CAN USE THAT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO FOLD IT FIRST.
BUT THIS YOU WOULD DRAW A LINE
IN THE MIDDLE. YOU WOULD LEAVE
THE SAME SIZE BORDER ALL THE WAY
AROUND. AND WHAT YOU DO IS THEN
YOU CUT A SMALL BOX OUT OF THE
MIDDLE HERE, CUT DIAGONALS, AND
MOD PODGE, MY GO-TO GLUE MEDIUM,
YOU JUST FOLD IT UP, GLUE IT
DOWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE FROM THE
CENTER. THEN YOU DO THE OUTSIDE,
AND TO MAKE THESE NICE CLEAN
CORNERS BECAUSE YOU NEED
NICE CLEAN CORNERS, YOU CUT IT
DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE TOP HERE,
AND YOU DO ONE SIDE, AND THEN
YOU FOLD IT IN, AND--
>> IT'S NOT A MITERED CORNER,
IS IT?
>> NO. I DON'T MITER. I JUST--
THIS IS MITERED HERE JUST TO
FOLD IT UP, BUT HERE IT ISN'T. I
JUST CUT THIS OFF, AND THEN FOLD
IT IN HERE, AND THEN THAT FLAP
FOLDS OVER THE TOP THERE.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DID.
THIS IS ACTUALLY--
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S A
REALLY INEXPENSIVE FRAME. IN
FACT, IT WAS BROKEN, AND IT'S
STAYING TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE
PAPER.
>> AND THEN YOU WENT BACK AND
ADDED SOME ANTIQUING.
>> RIGHT, AND ORIGINALLY I WAS
GONNA USE IT FOR THAT, BUT I
DIDN'T THINK THIS COLORING WENT
WITH THAT PICTURE, SO I DIDN'T
USE IT.
>> AND THEN DID YOU MAKE ALL OF
THESE EMBELLISHMENTS?
>> THAT WAS A PIECE OF PAPER.
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE PAPERS
THAT I BOUGHT 'CAUSE IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
I WAS GONNA DO WITH IT. IN MY
STASH THAT EVERYBODY LAUGHS AT,
AND I FUSSY CUT ALL THE PIECES
OUT. I FUSSY CUT THESE PIECES.
THEN I BACKED THIS SET WITH
THOSE LITTLE FOAM SQUARES THAT
ARE ABOUT AN 1/8 OF AN INCH.
AND THEN ADDED A FEW PRETTY
LITTLE EMBELLISHMENT, AND I
ALWAYS LOVED THE METAL PIECES,
SO I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF A METAL
PIECE, AND THAT WAS IN MY STASH.
>> AND HAVING THAT 3-DIMENSIONAL
ADDITION TO IT...
>> RIGHT.
>> TO A FRAME REALLY DOES CHANGE
THE LOOKS OF IT COMPLETELY.
>> AND THEN I THINK ONE LAST
THING I MIGHT ADD IS A LITTLE
BIT OF A SHEER SAGE GREEN RIBBON
ON THERE, BUT THEN WHEN YOU HANG
THAT ON THE WALL, IT LOOKS MORE
LIKE A PIECE OF ART AND NOT JUST
A PICTURE.
>> WELL, AND WHAT A GREAT WAY
TO, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS CHANGE
OUT OUR KID'S SCHOOL PICTURES,
YOU GO EACH GRADE, THEY CHANGE
AND HOW THEY LOOK AND MAYBE THE
COLOR THEY'RE WEARING OR
WHATEVER. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
IDEA WITH JUST SOME INEXPENSIVE
SCRAPBOOK PAPER.
>> RIGHT. AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE
THE PAPER AND FUSSY CUT. YOU
TAKE THE PAPER, LOOP IT, AND
THEN FUSSY CUT THE LITTLE PIECES
OUT--
>> THE BIRDS, AND THE FLOWERS.
>> AND THERE ARE EMBELLISHMENTS
THAT YOU PUT ON YOUR FRAME.
YOU CAN THEN INK
THEM AND EMBELLISH THEM OR JUST
EMBOSS THEM. YOU CAN DO A LOT
WITH JUST CHANGING THEM OUT JUST
A LITTLE TO MAKE EACH PIECE LOOK
UNIQUE BUT ALL THE PIECES GO
TOGETHER TO COMPLIMENT. THAT WAS
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO WITH THE
PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BABY.
>> OF COURSE.
>> AND MY DAUGHTER, OF COURSE.
>> YES, AND THE DAUGHTER.
WELL, AND SO MANY OF THE
SCRAPBOOK PAPERS ARE TWO-SIDED,
SO IT EVEN GIVES YOU--YOU COULD
LET THIS BE THE FRAME,
AND THEN--
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM
TO FUSSY CUT THE LITTLE PIECES.
>> GREAT IDEA. WELL, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU
SHOWING US HOW EASY IT IS TO
MAKE A FRAME.
>> IT IS. IT'S A VERY SIMPLE
CONCEPT THAT I HAVE DONE, GONNA
BE TEACHING IT IN MY SCRAPBOOK
STORE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE
CONCEPT. PEOPLE ARE GOING, "WHY
DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?"
FIRST THING I'VE EVER THOUGHT OF
THAT SOMEBODY ELSE SAID, "WHY
DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?"
>> WELL, GOOD LUCK. I THINK IT
WILL GO OVER WELL. AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BABY.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> LAURA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. WHEN YOU COME, YOU
ALWAYS HAVE SUCH NEW, CREATIVE
IDEAS FOR US, AND THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE. BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT WHEN I
READ THE PAPERWORK YOU SENT AND
IT SAID WE'RE GONNA MAKE TEA
TOWELS, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS,
"WHY?" WHY WOULD WE WANT TO GO
TO THE TROUBLE TO MAKE TEA
TOWELS?
>> WELL, THESE ARE REALLY UNIQUE
TEA TOWELS AND THEY'RE REALLY
BEAUTIFUL, AND I'VE SEEN THESE
IN BOUTIQUE STORES FOR $15, $17,
AND I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING
AS BEAUTIFUL FOR A LOT LESS
MONEY.
>> A LOT LESS.
>> THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS, TOO,
YOU KNOW. A COUPLE OF TEA TOWELS
AND SOME BEAUTIFUL-SMELLING DISH
SOAP AND IT'S GREAT FOR A LITTLE
HOUSEWARMING GIFT.
>> WELL, IT WOULD BE.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO
DO.
>> YEAH, I'LL SHOW YOU BOTH OF
THEM. AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT
THESE IS THEY'RE BOTH NO-SEW.
>> OH.
>> SO FOR MY CRAFTY FRIENDS WHO
WISH THEY COULD SEW, WE'RE GONNA
GET TO DO FABRIC WITHOUT
ACTUALLY SEWING.
>> OK, AND THIS ONE IS WASHABLE,
AND YOU SAID THIS ONE IS THE ONE
WE SAVE FOR COMPANY AND TELL THE
KIDS AND HUSBANDS NOT TO USE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DRY CLEAN
IT. OK.
>> RIGHT, AND YOU KNOW, MY
HUSBAND LOVES IT WHEN I SAY,
"DON'T USE THAT TOWEL! IT'S JUST
DECORATION." BUT HE'S USED TO
IT.
>> HE'S USED TO IT. OK. NOW, WE
DO START WITH AN INEXPENSIVE
TOWEL, TEAL TOWEL.
>> RIGHT. I JUST BOUGHT THESE AT
A DISCOUNT STORE, AND THEN I
TOOK SOME EVEN SCRAP FABRIC THAT
HAD A CUTE MOTIF ON IT, AND
THEN I TAKE SOME OF I LOVE TO
CREATE FABRIC FUSION PEEL &
STICK.
>> PEEL & STICK. AND THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
>> IT IS EXACTLY THAT, AND YOU
JUST PEEL IT OFF.
>> UH-HUH. NO-SEW, PERMANENT,
WASHABLE.
>> AND YOU PUT YOUR FABRIC ONTO
THE STICKY SIDE OF THE TAPE.
AND I WILL TELL YOU FROM TRIAL
AND ERROR THAT IT DOES GIVE YOU
A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM. BEFORE YOU
REALLY START MASHING IT DOWN,
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ON THE
TAPE.
>> OR DON'T HAVE A WRINKLE OR
SOMETHING.
>> RIGHT. BUT IT GIVES YOU A
LITTLE BIT. SO I PEELED IT OFF,
ATTACH THE FABRIC, AND THEN I'M
JUST GONNA CUT THE APPLIQUE.
>> AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO
FINISH THE EDGES, I NOTICED, IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO.
>> NO, YOU DON'T. IT'S LIKE, YOU
KNOW, AN IRON-ON TYPE YOU
USUALLY DON'T HAVE TO APPLIQUE--
FINISH THE EDGES FOR THE
APPLIQUE. THE GREAT THING ABOUT
THIS IS NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT NEED
A SEWING MACHINE, YOU ALSO DO
NOT NEED AN IRON. THIS IS
ALL...SO YOU CAN SEE HOW EASY
THAT WAS FOR ME TO CUT AS WELL.
AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE IT CUT
OUT...
>> SO IT'S A DOUBLE STICK
BASICALLY.
>> IT'S A DOUBLE STICK.
>> UH-HUH. GOT TO GET YOUR
FINGERNAIL UNDER THERE TO GET IT
STARTED.
>> YOU DO. TRY TO FIND A SPOT.
THAT'S--
>> I GUESS THAT MEANS IT STUCK
WELL, DIDN'T IT?
>> THERE WE GO.
>> UH-HUH.
>> SEE, YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S
GOTTEN SHINY ON THE BACK AND
TACKY.
>> VERY STICKY. MM-HMM.
NOW, ONCE WE LAY IT DOWN, DO WE
HAVE ANY WIGGLE ROOM OR HAD WE
BETTER--
>> YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT AGAIN.
DON'T PUSH TOO HARD. SEE, I CAN
LAY IT LIKE THAT AND PICK IT UP.
>> OK.
>> THAT'S ABOUT WHERE I'D LIKE
IT.
>> NOW, IF YOU WANTED THE EDGE
FINISHED, I SUPPOSE YOU COULD
ZIGZAG AROUND THE EDGE BEFORE
YOU PUT IT DOWN MAYBE?
>> WELL, AFTER YOU PUT IT DOWN.
>> IF YOU PUT IT DOWN AND THEN
DO IT. OK.
>> ...AFTER YOU PUT IT DOWN, IT
MIGHT--I MEAN, IT'S REALLY--
IT'S GONNA STAY. AND BECAUSE
I PUT IT DOWN AND THEN CUT IT
OUT, THE PEEL-AND-STICK PRODUCT
IS ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE,
AND THAT'LL KEEP IT FROM
FRAYING.
>> MM-HMM. AND THEN WE HAVE TO
FINISH THE EDGES. THAT'S WHAT
MAKES THEM ALL REALLY EXPENSIVE
IS THE EMBELLISHMENT.
>> RIGHT. SO I HAVE SOME RIBBON
THAT I WANT TO APPLY, AND I USED
THE I LOVE TO CREATE
PEEL & STICK TAPE.
>> UH-HUH. NOW, IF WE PERHAPS AT
OUR STORE, WE COULDN'T FIND IT
OR THEY WERE OUT, COULD WE USE
THE STRIPS AND JUST CUT 'EM?
>> YOU COULD. OFF STITCH.
>> UH-HUH. OFF OF ONE OF THESE,
COULD WE JUST CUT STRIPS?
>> YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY COULD DO
THAT.
>> IT'S THE SAME BASICALLY, THE
SAME PRODUCT.
>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS
TAPE IS IF YOU'RE SHORT LIKE ME,
YOU CAN USE IT TO HEM YOUR
PANTS, TOO...
>> GOOD IDEA.
>> INSTEAD OF STAPLING.
HA HA!
NOT THAT I EVER DID THAT OR
ANYTHING.
>> RIGHT. AND ANOTHER THING YOU
MENTIONED TO ME EARLIER, AND I
REMEMBER SEWING ON BOY SCOUT
PATCHES ON VESTS. THOSE THINGS
ARE A MURDER TO SEW ON, AND YOU
SAID YOU DO THIS FOR YOU KIDS.
>> I DO. MY DAUGHTER'S A DAISY,
AND I USE IT FOR HER PATCHES.
I USE THE SHEETS, AND YOU JUST
PEEL IT OFF, PUT THE PATCH ON,
CUT AROUND IT.
>> I WISH I'D KNOW ABOUT THAT
THEN.
>> AND BECAUSE THESE PRODUCTS
ARE WASHABLE, IT'S GOOD FOR THE
UNIFORM.
>> SURE.
>> THOSE ARE GONNA GET...
>> YES, THEY DO.
>> AND ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS.
>> SO YOU DID THE SAME THING.
YOU JUST PUT IT DOWN.
>> I JUST PUT IT DOWN. WHEN YOU
PEEL IT OFF THE ROLL, IT'S
ALREADY STICKY ON ONE SIDE. YOU
PUT THAT DOWN...WHERE YOU WOULD
LIKE IT. AND THEN AGAIN YOU CAN
SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
SHINE WHERE IT BE STICKY PART IS
AND I'M TERRIBLE ABOUT MEASURING
OR ANYTHING. I DO THIS ALL ON
THE FLY LIKE THIS. I REALLY DO.
>> WELL, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA
WORK.
AND YOU COULD DO THE WHOLE
LENGTH, I SUPPOSE, IF YOU WANTED
TO AS MOST TEA TOWELS ARE JUST
DECORATED ON THE FRONT.
>> RIGHT. I THINK I DID IT THE
WHOLE LENGTH ON THIS ONE.
>> OH, DID YOU? YEAH, I CAN SEE.
UH-HUH.
>> SO THAT, I MEAN, THAT TOOK 5
MINUTES, AND ALMOST NO MONEY.
>> AND MOST OF US HAVE FABRIC
LIKE THAT THAT HAS
CUTE DESIGNS ON IT
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DO
ANYTHING WITH.
>> RIGHT.
>> OK, SO WE HAVE THAT ONE DONE.
NOW THIS ONE, SO THAT WE COULD
SHOW PEOPLE UP FRONT, THESE ARE
TWO SEPARATE THINGS. THIS IS
THE APPLIQUE THAT YOU CUT OUT.
>> I CAN SHOW YOU ON HERE THE
DIFFERENT PIECES. I BOUGHT A
KIND OF WILD PRINT.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> AGAIN, DISCOUNT STORE. YOU
CAN ALSO USE OLD DISH TOWELS AND
COVER UP STAINS...
>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> WITH THE APPLIQUES.
MAYBE YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING AT
THE FLEA MARKET. BUT IT'S
STAINED OR HAS A HOLE, THIS
WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT.
>> IT WOULD BE.
>> AND AGAIN, I HAD SOME CUTE
JAPANESE FABRIC THAT HAD A WHOLE
BUNCH OF BUILDINGS ON IT, SO I
CUT OUT ONE FOR THE APPLIQUE ON
THIS PROJECT.
>> HOW CUTE. UH-HUH.
>> NOW, I'M GONNA USE THE FABRIC
FUSION.
>> AND IT COMES IN A BOTTLE. YOU
COULD EITHER SQUIRT IT OUT, OR
YOU'RE USING A LITTLE SPONGE
BRUSH.
>> I'M USING A SPONGE. WHEN
YOU'RE USING A THIN OR FABRIC
LIKE THIS ONE, YOU WANT TO
LIGHTLY, YOU KNOW, DO A LIGHT
BRUSHING.
>> OH, UH-HUH.
>> OTHERWISE, IT'LL KIND OF GOB
UP UNDERNEATH THE FABRIC AND
WON'T LOOK AS SMOOTH AND
BEAUTIFUL. AND YOU WOULD WANT TO
DO IT ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE,
SO PUT IT DOWN ON A PROTECTED
SURFACE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> I'M JUST GONNA QUICKLY DO IT.
AND PUT IT DOWN ON YOUR TOWEL.
SMOOTH IT UP.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS DRY CLEAN SO
YOU'RE GONNA LET IT DRY.
>> NOW, WHAT MAKES THIS ONE
REQUIRING DRY CLEANING?
>> IT'S JUST THE PRODUCT.
>> IT'S THE--OK.
>> THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF THAT
PRODUCT.
>> OK.
>> THEY ALSO MAKE THE SAME
ADHESIVE IN A PEN.
>> FABRIC. I SEE. UH-HUH.
>> SO IF YOU HAVE LITTLE, TINY
THINGS OR IN THIS CASE, I'M
GONNA DO, AGAIN, A LITTLE END...
>> AND THAT'S YOUR TRIM. HEY,
AND ANOTHER GOOD WAY BECAUSE WE
ALL SAVE EVERY LITTLE INCH OF
EVERYTHING...
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO IT'S A GOOD WAY TO USE
SOME OF THAT.
>> YOU COULD EVEN DO A TRIM,
LIKE, A WHOLE TOWEL WITH A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT TRIMS AND SKIP THE
APPLIQUE PART AND GET THE SAME.
DO MY FAMOUS COME IN LATER
AFTER.
>> HA HA!
CHANGE OF MIND.
>> HEY, WHEN YOU'RE THE MOM OF
SMALL CHILDREN, YOU DON'T HAVE
TIME TO GET RULERS OUT, RIGHT?
AND JUST MAKE SURE IT'S PUSHED
DOWN.
>> THAT NEEDS TO LET DRY...
>> RIGHT.
>> FOR A WHILE. MM-HMM. HOW
CUTE. AND WHAT I LIKE IS IF YOU
WERE MAKING A PAIR OF THESE, THE
TWO APPLIQUE PIECES ARE
DIFFERENT SIZES AND YET THEY
COORDINATE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO WHAT A NICE SET THIS WOULD
BE TO GIVE SOMEONE, LIKE YOU
SAY, MAYBE WITH SOME FRAGRANT
SOAP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> WELL, THIS IS A LITTLE
BAKERY, I'D MAYBE PUT A
FRENCH LOAF IN A TOTE BAG WITH
IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> GREAT IDEA. WELL, THANKS FOR
SHOWING US THE NEW PRODUCTS AND
SOME DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN USE
SOME OF OUR OWN SCRAPS AND SAVE
ALL THAT MONEY WE MIGHT SPEND
ON THE TOWELS. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> JEANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US. I'M ANXIOUS TO
LEARN ABOUT RECIPES THAT FEATURE
BEANS BECAUSE WHEN I GREW UP, WE
ATE A LOT OF PINTO BEANS, BUT
THEY WERE EITHER THE MAIN DISH
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEAT
AND THEY'RE SUCH A GOOD SOURCE
OF PROTEIN, BUT I HADN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT PUTTING THEM IN SO MANY
OTHER RECIPES, AND WE'RE GOING
TO COVER THAT.
>> I THINK YOU AND I HAD SIMILAR
GROWING UP YEARS BECAUSE I KNEW
BEANS AS PINTO BEANS IN A POT
WHICH MOTHER WOULD PUT
A HAM HOCK IN,
AND THAT WAS BEANS. BUT I'M
FINDING THAT BEANS ARE
NUTRITIOUS AND THEY'RE VERY
GOOD, BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY
VERSATILE, AND SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE ON
THE TABLE THAT WE'VE DONE WITH
BEANS, VERY ELEGANT DIP, AN
OLIVE TAPENADE IN OUR LITTLE
RECIPE BROCHURE AND ON THE
WEBSITE, AND IT'S MADE WITH 3
KINDS OF OLIVES AND TWO KINDS OF
BEANS. IT TURNS OUT BEAUTIFULLY
AND IT'S WONDERFUL DIPPING YOUR
GARLIC CROSTINI INTO IT OR
DIPPING VEGGIES INTO IT.
>> AND WHAT KIND OF BEANS?
>> IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE--
>> THEY'RE USED INTERCHANGEABLY
I UNDERSTAND.
>> YEAH, THEY CAN BE. IN THIS
PARTICULAR ONE, WE'VE GOT DARK
RED KIDNEYS AND NAVY BEANS,
WHICH IS THE LITTLE TINY WHITE
BEAN. AND THAT WORKS REALLY WELL
IN THAT--
>> I KIND OF LIKE THE COLOR.
>> IT ADDS COLOR AND A WONDERFUL
TEXTURE, THERE'S A WONDERFUL
MOUTH FEEL TO THAT PARTICULAR
DIP. AND THEN ANOTHER WAY THAT
WE'VE USED MASHED-UP BEANS, THIS
TIME WE'VE USED MASHED-UP GREAT
NORTHERN BEANS, WHICH ARE THE
LITTLE WHITE ONES, IN THE
MUFFINS, AND THAT--
>> OH, MUFFINS.
>> DIETICIANS CALL THIS
CLANDESTINE NUTRITION.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE
SNEAKING IN SOMETHING NUTRITIOUS
TO SOMEBODY THAT MAYBE THINKS
THEY DON'T LIKE BEANS OR THEY
DON'T LIKE VEGETABLES.
YOU MASH 'EM UP AND PUT 'EM IN
THESE BANANA NUT MUFFINS, AND
THEY'RE WONDERFUL, BUT THEY'RE
ALSO HEALTHY.
>> AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
BECAUSE IT ALSO KEEPS THEM
MOIST.
>> YES, IT ADDS A LOT TO THE
TEXTURE.
>> AND IN COOKING WITH BEANS,
IT'S GREAT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO
COOK WITH THEM, WHY NOT JUST
MAKE A HUGE BATCH? BECAUSE THEY
FREEZE SO WELL.
>> EXACTLY. YOU CAN FREEZE THEM
IN THE LITTLE CONTAINERS OR IN
LITTLE ZIPLOC AND USE THEM--
A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S JUST TWO
OF US NOW. WE'RE AT EMPTY NEST.
AND I FREEZE, OH, JUST ENOUGH
FOR A SERVING FOR EACH OF US.
AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO
TAKE THAT BIG POT OF BEANS AND
MAKE IT GO FURTHER. HAVE THEM
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SOUPS AND FOR
YOUR SALADS AND FOR RECIPES
LIKE THIS.
>> AND BEANS ARE SORT OF ODD IN
THAT THEY FALL INTO TWO
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ON THE WHAT
WE USED TO CALL THE FOOD PYRAMID
OR MY PLATE NOW.
>> IN 2010 THE DIETARY
GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS WERE
REWRITTEN. THEY'RE WRITTEN ABOUT
EVERY 5 YEARS, AND IN THIS
PARTICULAR EDITION, BEANS WERE
NOTED AS THE FOOD TO INCREASE.
WE NEED TO EAT MORE BEANS. BUT
YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY WERE IN TWO
PLACES IN THAT BIG PLATE, IN THE
VEGETABLE GROUP AND ALSO IN THE
PROTEIN FOODS GROUP. AND I THINK
WE'VE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB
FOCUSING ON HOW BEANS ARE GOOD
PROTEIN, YET WE FORGET THEY'RE A
WONDERFUL SIDE DISH. AND MANY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. DRIED
BEAN COUNCIL THAT ARE PACKAGERS
AND CANNERS HAVE COME UP WITH
SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR A SIDE DISH
KIND OF BEANS.
>> UH-HUH, WELL, IN TALKING
ABOUT THE HEALTH, WHICH YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY CONTAIN
LOTS OF GOOD VITAMINS AND
MINERALS THAT WE NEED, BUT
THERE'S BEEN SPECIAL STUDIES
RECENTLY ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY ARE
IF YOU TEND TO HAVE COLON CANCER
OR, WELL, EVEN TO PREVENT, HELP
PREVENT LOTS OF KINDS OF
CANCERS, BUT THEY KEEP THOSE
POLYPS FROM GROWING IN THE
COLON, AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
>> I'M KIND OF AMUSED THAT MOVIE
STARS THAT TOUT THIS YOGURT WITH
THE FIBER ADDED, 'CAUSE WE HERE
HAVE THIS WONDERFUL PRODUCT THAT
HAS FIBER IN IT, AND SINCE
STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE RECENTLY,
ONE IN PARTICULAR TWO YEARS AGO
IN BRAZIL THAT SAID THE FIBER,
PEOPLE WHO ATE A LOT OF FIBER
FOUGHT THE COLON POLYPS MORE
AGGRESSIVELY AND DIDN'T HAVE
THEM IN A BIG PERCENTAGE,
AND ALSO A DIET
THAT'S REALLY POPULAR
RIGHT NOW IS THE MEDITERRANEAN
DIET, AND IT FOCUSES ON FISH AND
BEANS AND VEGETABLES, FRUIT.
>> UH-HUH.
>> I LOVE MICHAEL POLLAN, THE
AUTHOR, WHO SAYS THAT IF YOUR
GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT
AS FOOD, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
EAT IT.
>> HA HA!
>> AND HE'S REALLY BIG ABOUT
PLANT-BASED DIET, SO THERE'S
ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY SHERI
PALMER, TALKING ABOUT THE
PLANT-POWERED DIET, AND WE
BELIEVE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW,
THESE ARE PRODUCTS OF THE EARTH
AND HOW HEALTHY THAT CAN BE FOR
YOU. AND IT DOES HAVE THE FIBER
AND THE MANGANESE AND THE
POTASSIUM AND MAGNESIUM AND
OTHER VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN A
SERVING OF BEANS.
>> AND THE VEGANS, VEGETARIANS,
HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN, I SUPPOSE,
THAT BEANS ARE A GREAT ITEM TO
INCLUDE IN A VEGAN DIET.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE SEE MORE GLUTEN-FREE
DIETS. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE RAGE
RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH. THERE IS A LOT MORE
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY, AND WE'RE
SEEING--A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
USING BEAN FLOUR AND PEA FLOUR
AND RICE FLOUR TO MAKE THEIR
BAKED GOODS OR TO MAKE THEIR
BREAD, AND SO BEANS ARE BEING--
MORE AND MORE RESEARCH AND MORE
AND MORE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING
DONE ON BEAN FLOUR AND PEA FLOUR
TO--CHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT
THAT ARE BEING MADE OUT OF THEM,
AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE
POPULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE A
HEALTHY CHOICE.
>> MM-HMM. WELL, AND LIKE I SAY,
GROWING UP, I HAD THE ONE KIND
OF BEAN, AND YOU SAID THAT
PROBABLY PINTO BEANS MIGHT BE
THE MOST PREVALENT, BUT ALSO
ABOUT 70% OF THE BEANS THAT ARE
GROWN IN THE U.S. ARE EATEN
HERE.
>> YES. WE ALSO WORK WITH
USDA PROGRAMS THAT HELP US
EXPORT BEANS TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
AND IN PARTICULAR WE'VE HAD
SUCCESS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
IN TURKEY. THEY LOVE AMERICAN
PINTO BEANS. AND THAT WAS A
PROGRAM THAT WE DID, HELPING THE
CANNERS, SHOW THEM THAT PINTO
BEANS FROM THE U.S. COULD BE
USED EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR
CANNING APPLICATIONS, SO WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING
WITH THE USDA's
FOREIGN AG SERVICE
TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS LIKE THAT
AND HELP PEOPLE EAT THE HEALTHY,
NUTRITIOUS BEAN.
>> AND PART OF YOUR JOB WITH THE
U.S. DRIED BEAN COUNCIL IS
EDUCATION BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
ADMIT, A LOT OF PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY IN THIS YOUNGER
GENERATION, MAYBE HAVE HEARD SO
MANY STORIES ABOUT ACCIDENTS
HAPPENING WHEN THEIR MOTHER OR
GRANDMOTHER COOKED BEANS IN THE
PRESSURE COOKER, FOR INSTANCE,
KIND OF THE "I LOVE LUCY" TYPE
ACCIDENT, BUT WHY DON'T YOU GO
THROUGH THE SOAKING AND THE
COOKING. IT REALLY ISN'T NEARLY
THAT COMPLICATED.
>> WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH ROCKET
SCIENCE. AND IT SEEMS DAUNTING
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS LITTLE
PACKAGE OF BEANS IN THE STORE,
BUT TYPICALLY THE WAY I LIKE TO
DO IT IS THE QUICK-SOAK METHOD
WHERE YOU PUT 3 CUPS OF WATER
PER CUP OF BEANS INTO A BIG POT.
>> BECAUSE THEY EXPAND.
>> YEAH. AND THEN YOU BRING IT
TO A BOIL, AND THEN YOU LET IT
SIT FOR AN HOUR, AND THEN AFTER
THAT, I LIKE TO PUT THEM IN THE
SLOW COOKER, BUT YOU CAN COOK
THEM IN THE PRESSURE COOKER OR
NOWADAYS THEY HAVE THESE NEW
THINGS THAT ARE CALLED BEAN
COOKERS, AND THOSE COOK THEM
QUICKLY. AND DIFFERENT SIZE
BEANS, OF COURSE, NEED DIFFERENT
LENGTHS OF TIME TO COOK.
A BIGGER BEAN IS GONNA NEED A
LITTLE BIT LONGER OR BEAN SOUP
MAYBE THAT HAS THE BIG LIMA
BEANS IN IT WILL NEED A LITTLE
BIT LONGER TO COOK, BUT THAT'S A
GREAT WAY TO DO IT. AND THEN
LIKE YOU SAID, THE BEANS FREEZE
SO WELL THAT YOU CAN USE THEM IN
RECIPES OR JUST PUT THEM IN THE
MICROWAVE AND HAVE THEM FOR
LUNCH. HA HA!
>> WELL, AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW
BEANS GIVE YOU THAT FULL
FEELING, AND WITH SO MUCH
EMPHASIS NOW ON OBESITY WITH
YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS WITH
ADULTS, BEANS PLAY A CERTAIN
ROLE IN THAT, TOO.
>> THEY ARE GOOD FOR SATIETY.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME STUDIES,
PARTICULARLY ONE IN BRAZIL,
SHOWING THAT IT HELPED PEOPLE
STAVE OFF HUNGER BECAUSE THEY
FELT FULLER.
>> FULLER LONGER.
>> YEAH, AND THEY CAN BE
VERSATILE IN THE CAN, IN THE
PACKAGE. YOU CAN BUY BEAN
PRODUCTS LIKE THE GOOD BEAN
CHIPS OR LITTLE THINGS OF BEAN
DIP, AND WE'RE SEEING MORE AND
MORE OF THAT.
>> WHAT ABOUT--YOU MENTIONED ALL
THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF
BEANS. ARE THEY ALL GROWN ABOUT
THE SAME TIME OF THE YEAR AND
HARVESTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME?
>> TYPICALLY THEY ARE PLANTING
BEANS ABOUT THE END OF MAY,
FIRST PART OF JUNE, HARVESTING
THEM IN SEPTEMBER. LAST YEAR, OF
COURSE, WE HAD HAIL AND A
TERRIBLE DROUGHT, AND YOU KNOW
HOW THAT GOES ON THE FARM, BUT
BEANS ARE A VALUABLE CROP FOR
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE PRODUCERS
BECAUSE THEY ALSO FIX THAT
NITROGEN INTO THE SOIL, SO
THEY'RE USED A LOT IN CROP
ROTATION AND HAVE BEEN FOR A
LONG TIME. NATIVE AMERICAN
LORE CITES BEANS AS PART OF THE
3 SISTERS, AND THE 3 SISTERS
BACK THEN WERE CONSIDERED CORN
AND SQUASH AND BEANS. CORN MADE
A WONDERFUL STALK FOR THE BEANS
TO CLIMB UP, AND THEN THE SQUASH
ROUNDED OUT THE DIET, AND IT
ALSO HELPED THEM. THEY WERE VERY
SOPHISTICATED IN THEIR USE OF
THE BEANS, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT NITROGEN FIXATION, BUT
THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS HELPING
THEIR SOIL AND HELPING THEIR
CROPS BE SUSTAINABLE.
>> I SEE, THE CROP ROTATION.
MAKES SENSE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
THE 3 SISTERS ACTUALLY MEANT.
>> IF YOU GO TO THE USDA
BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THERE'S A POT OUT IN FRONT OF
THE BUILDING. IT HAS THE 3
SISTERS PLANTED.
>> WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WELL, IT'S REALLY
INTERESTING. THERE'S LOTS OF
GREAT INFORMATION ON YOUR
WEBSITE, WHICH IS...
>> WWW.BEANSFORHEALTH.COM.
>> BEANSFORHEALTH.COM.
WELL, I SURELY APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE AND SHARING SOME OF
THESE TIPS AND TRICKS WITH USING
BEANS.
>> OH, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE,
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TRY
A NEW VARIETY THIS WEEK.
>> I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW
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A representative from the US Dry Bean Council discusses the nutritional value of dry beans and encourages more use of them when cooking. Viewers also learn how to create no sew boutique towels, and Shannon Bielke creates frames using scrapbooking materials.